Shades of Green (album)
Shades of Green is an album by American jazz guitarist Grant Green featuring performances recorded in 1971 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | November 23–24, 1971 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:06 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | George Butler | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [2] |
The Allmusic review by Michael Erlewine awarded the album 2 stars and stated "This is not the old Grant Green".[2]
Track listing
- "Medley: I Don't Want Nobody to Give Me Nothing, (Open Up The Door I'll Get It Myself) / Cold Sweat" (James Brown) - 5:52
- "Sunrise, Sunset" (Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick) - 4:40
- "Never My Love" (Donald Adrissi, Richard Addrisi) - 4:30
- "Got to Be There" (Elliot Willensky) - 4:24
- "California Green" (Grant Green) - 6:24
- "If You Really Love Me" (Stevie Wonder, Syreeta Wright) - 4:25
- "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) - 4:50
- "In the Middle" (Alfred Ellis, Buddy Hobgood) - 5:02
- Recorded at United Artists Studios, West Hollywood, CA on November 23 (tracks 1, 5 & 8), & November 24 (tracks 2-4, 6 & 7), 1971 with horn overdubs recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on December 16 & 17, 1971
Personnel
- Grant Green - guitar
- Billy Wooten - vibes
- Emmanuel Riggins - electric piano, clavinet
- Wilton Felder - electric bass
- Nesbert "Stix" Hooper - drums
- King Errisson - conga
- Harold Cardwell - percussion
Orchestra arranged by Wade Marcus
- Joe Newman, Joe Wilder, Victor Paz, James Sedlar - trumpet
- Harry DiVito - trombone
- Dick Hickson - bass trombone
- Jim Buffington - French horn
- Phil Bodner, Romeo Penque, George Marge, John Leone - woodwinds
- Technical
- Christina Hersch - engineer
- Rudy Van Gelder - remixing
- Norman Seeff - art direction
References
- Grant Green discography accessed September 18, 2010
- Erlewine, M. Allmusic Review accessed September 18, 2010
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